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flyleaf

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈflaɪˌlif/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A blank leaf at the front or back of a book.

Especially, the free portion of an endpaper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonym: endpaper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a blank leaf in the front or back of a book

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leaf, folio

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly English leaf English flyleaf From fly + leaf.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pàgina de respecte — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Chinese Mandarin: 扉頁 /扉页 (fēiyè) — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Chinese Mandarin: 襯頁 /衬页 (chènyè) — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Dutch: schutblad — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Finnish: tyhjä sivu — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • French: page de garde — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • German: Vorsatz — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • German: Vorsatzblatt — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Hebrew: דף מגן — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Icelandic: saurblað — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Japanese: 遊び紙 (asobigami) — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Portuguese: guarda — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Russian: форза́ц (forzác) — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Russian: фо́рзац (fórzac) — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Spanish: guarda — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Swedish: försätts — blank page at the front or back of a book
  • Swedish: försättsblad — blank page at the front or back of a book